FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1984-01-13.
Recall campaignNHTSA 84V004000
Unknown or other
Component
Unknown or other
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
11,800
Reported to NHTSA
1984-01-13
Owners notified
1984-03-02
Defect description
LABELS SPECIFYING VEHICLE CAPACITY WEIGHT AND DESIGNATED SEATING CAPACITY OVERSTATE THE MAXIMUM LOAD PERMISSIBLE FOR BOTH OCCUPANTS AND LUGGAGE. THE LABEL IS IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS.
Manufacturer remedy
THE INCORRECT LABEL WILL BE REPLACED.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: LABELS, INFORMATION AND CERTIFICATION.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THE INCORRECT INFORMATION COULD MISLEAD THE CONSUMERAND RESULT IN AN OVERLOADED VEHICLE. PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE, OR HANDLINGPROBLEMS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.